Model comparison

GPT-5.3 Codex vs Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct

GPT-5.3 Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.3 Codex OpenAI

45.8

Rank #69 Reported

Summary

  • The widest gap is in coding, where GPT-5.3 Codex leads 48.6 to 39.5.
  • Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5.3 Codex and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct specifications
GPT-5.3 CodexOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
ProviderOpenAIAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index45.839.4
Released2026-02-05—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window400K—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.75—
Output $ / M tokens$14—
Results tracked816

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5.3 Codex leads

GPT-5.3 Codex: 48.6 (#56), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.5 (#157)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
SWE-bench Verified74.8%—
LMArena WebDev1409—
WeirdML79.3%—
LMArena Coding—1347
ALE-Bench1,655—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: 48.0 (#9), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
Terminal-Bench78.4%—
METR Time Horizons74.5%—
Vending-Bench 25,940—

Reasoning Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 26.4 (#132)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts—1322
Epoch Capabilities Index156.77—

Math Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.3 (#167)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Math—1305

Knowledge Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.1 (#175)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Expert—1308

Multilingual Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.6 (#191)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Non-English—1275
LMArena Chinese—1304
LMArena French—1328
LMArena German—1282
LMArena Korean—1206
LMArena Russian—1268
LMArena Spanish—1336

Instruction Following Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.6 (#187)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following—1299

Long Context Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#166)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Longer Query—1312

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.2 (#185)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Text—1311
LMArena Creative Writing—1264
LMArena Multi-Turn—1309

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.3 Codex better than Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct?

GPT-5.3 Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.

Is GPT-5.3 Codex or Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better for coding?

GPT-5.3 Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 39.5 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.3 Codex and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.3 Codex has 8 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16.

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